Vehicle Functionality Enablement via Forecast Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manual process of determining and enabling additional functionality in aircraft avionics systems is time-consuming and inefficient, particularly when specific functions are needed for specific flights, requiring modification of the aircraft personality module during embarkation and disembarkation of passengers and cargo.
Innovation Solution
A method that involves receiving a travel plan, determining the vehicle trajectory, obtaining weather and traffic forecasts, and generating enablement codes for optional functions to be automatically enabled based on these forecasts, allowing for remote activation of necessary systems during flight.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual determination and enabling of additional functionality is performed, then functions can be enabled for specific flights, but the process is time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of flight parameters, weather forecasts, and traffic predictions before the flight occurs. The processor automatically determines which optional functions should be enabled based on pre-flight data, eliminating the need for manual determination during embarkation and disembarkation periods.
Solution Approach 2:
The avionics system automatically enables additional functionality without requiring manual intervention. The processor self-determines which functions are needed based on flight conditions and automatically generates enablement codes, making the system self-sufficient in adapting its functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If aircraft personality module is modified to enable additional functions, then functionality is expanded, but the process requires manual intervention during passenger and cargo operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical modification of the aircraft personality module with an automated electronic system. The processor electronically determines and enables functions through software-based analysis of flight data, weather forecasts, and traffic predictions, eliminating the need for physical module modification during ground operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary processing layer between the flight plan input and the functionality enablement. The processor acts as a mediator that automatically translates flight parameters and environmental forecasts into appropriate function enablement decisions, removing the need for direct manual intervention.
3Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive functionality is always enabled, then all possible functions are available, but initial system costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts its functionality based on real-time and forecasted flight conditions. Rather than having static comprehensive functionality always enabled, the system adaptively enables only the necessary optional functions for each specific flight based on weather forecasts, traffic predictions, and flight parameters, optimizing cost-efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters by selectively enabling different function sets based on varying flight conditions. By analyzing weather forecasts, traffic predictions, and flight plans, the system dynamically modifies which functions are active, allowing comprehensive functionality when needed while reducing costs when certain functions are not required.
Data Source
AI summary
A method is provided. The method comprises receiving a travel plan for a vehicle including a travel path information; determining a vehicle trajectory using the travel path information; obtaining forecasts of at least one of weather and vehicles proximate in time and location to the vehicle along the vehicle trajectory; determining, based upon at least one of the weather forecast and the other vehicles forecast, if at least one optional function would be beneficial to enable during vehicle travel along the vehicle trajectory; and generating at least one enablement code corresponding to the determined at least one optional function.